Journal-box for railway-cars.



Patented Aug. 22,` |899. A. M. WAITT & H. F. BALL. JOURNAL BOX FORRAILWAY CARS. (Application led A'pr. 6, 1899.)

No. 63|,34a.

(No Model.)

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' UNiTnD STATES 4lavrlarrr OFFICE.

ARTHUR M. VAI'IT AND HERMAN F. BALL, OF CLEVELAND, OHIO.

JOU RNAL-BOVX FOR RAILWAY-CARS.

SPECIFICATION forming' part of Letters Patent No. 631,348, dated August22, 1899.

Application filed April 6,1899. Serial No. 712,012. (No model.)

To @ZZ whom it may concern.:

Be it known that we, ARTHUR M. VAIT'I and HERMAN F. BALL, residing atCleveland, in the county of -Cuyahoga and State of Ohio, have inventedcertain new and useful I1nprovements in Journal-Boxes for Railway- Oars;and we do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, andexactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled inthe art to which it pertains to make and use the same.

Our invention relates to improvements in journal-boxes for railway-cars,and more especially to a box of the character indicated that is providedat its outer end with a lid that is adapted to close the said end and ishinged to the box properat the latters top.

The primary object of the invention is to provide a construction thatwill exclude the ingress of dust into the outer end of the box at thetop, bottom, and sides of the box between the lid and the box proper.

With this object in view and to the end of rendering the constructionsimple, durable and convenient the invention consists in certainpeculiarities of construction and com-- In the accompanying drawings,Figure I is an outer end elevation of a journal-box embodying ourinvention. Fig. II is a section on line II II, Fig. I, lookingoutwardly. Fig. III is a section on line III III, Fig. I, lookingoutwardly. Fig. IV is a central vertical section of the outer endportion of the box. Fig. Vis a section on either one of lines V V, II,looking in the direction of the arrow. Fig. VI is a top plan ofthe outerend of the box.

Referring to the drawings, ct designates the outer end portion of thebox proper of our improved journal-box. The box proper is open at itsouter end in the usual manner for arranged centrally of the pivotalconnection tion of the lid is enlarged forwardly, as at b2, toaccommodate the location and operation of the spring cl employed toretain the lid in the latters closed position. The said spring isinterposed between the inner side of the lid and the forward side of thelug a' and extends from a point forwardly of the said lug, against whichit bears, downwardly and is secured at its lower end to the lid in anyapproved manner. The forwardlyenlarged portion b2 of the lid has theshape required to form a hood that covers the lug c at the front, sides,and top and prevents dust and dirt from entering the space behind thelid around the lug ct. To prevent dust and dirt from entering the spacewithin portion b2 of the lid at the top and rear of the lug a', the saidlug is provided with a rearwardly-facin g shoulder a3, that is formedupon the lug in any approved manner, which shoulder extends the fullwidth of the lug and is engaged by a iiange b3, thatis formed upon anddepends from the upperend of the hood-forming portion b2 of the lid andsnugly engages the aforesaid shoulder in the lids closed position. Thelugs portion a4 below the shoulder as has a trend concentric of the axisof the pivotal connection between the lid and the box proper, so as notto obstruct the sweep of the flange b3 when the lid is swung from itsclosed to an open position, or vice versa.

To prevent the ingress of dust and dirt into the forward end of the boxproper, at opposite sides of the lug ct', the lid b, below and a shortdistance from the'sleevesb, is provided with rearwardly-projectingflanges b5, that are arranged concentrically of the axis of the pivotalconnection between the lid and the box proper and closely overlap theshoulders a5 upon the box proper, which shoulders extend alsoconcentrically of the axis of the said IOO pivotal connection. The trendof the shoulders a5 and the overlapping flanges b5, concentrically ofthe axis of the aforesaid pivotal connection, accommodates the swingingof the lid, as required in actuating the lid from a closed to an openposition, or vice versa. IVe would here remark that the lid b hasbearing upon the box proper preferably only at shoulders d5, as in thecase illustrated, and not at the pivotal pin, and to insure an adequatebearing between flanges b5 and shoulders a5 at all times the pin-hole a2in lug a is elongated downwardly and in line with the lid when thelatter is in its closed position, so as to accommodate the descent ofthelid, and consequently the lids flanges b5, as required, to take upany wear upon or between the bearing forming surfaces of flanges b5 andshoulders d5, and hencea tight joint is always maintained between thesaid members a5and b5 in the closed position of the lid.

To prevent the ingress of dust and dirtinto the outer end of the boxproper from below, the lid is provided at its lower end with arearwardly and downwardly projecting flange b4, that in the closedposition of the lid overlaps the outer side of the bottom of the boxproper.

To exclude dust and dirt from entering the outer end of the box properat the latters sides, the lid is provided at each side with a rearwardlyor inwardly projecting flange b, that extends from top to bottoni of thelid and is arranged to engage in the closed position of the lid a groovea, formed in the adjacent side of the box proper, which groove extendsfrom top to bottom of the box.

As shown in dotted lines, Fig. l, the flanges b5 b5 extend from lug ct'to and terminate in the different flanges ZJ b, respectively. Flanges bGextend from flanges b5 to and terminate in flange b4, and flange b4extends, therefore, from the flange b at one side of the box to theflange b at theopposite side of the box. ln fact flanges b4, b5, and boform a continuous flange that extends from one side of lug a to theother side of the said lug. The grooves c6 are open at their ends, asalready indicated, and the two open ends of each groove as are arranged,preferably, in a straight line, so that a stick capable of entering thesaid groove endwise can be conveniently used in cleaning the groove. Wewould remark also that preferably the bottom of the box is providedexternally with a forwardlyfacing shoulder a7, extending from side toside of the box and arranged to overlap the longitudinal edge of flangeb4 in the closed position of the lid. The said shoulder 0.7 isinstrumental in preventing air-currents from carrying or forcing dust ordirt in between the inner side of the said flange and the bottom of thebox in the lids closed position.

What we claim isl. In a journal-box of the character indicated, thecombination with the box proper that is open at its outer end and hasalug projecting upwardly from the forward extremity of thc said end: ofthelid for closing the said end; the pivotal connection between the saidlid and the aforesaid lug, which pivotal connection has a pivotal pinextending horizontally through the lug, and a Ilange formed upon anddepending from the upper end of the lid rearwardly of the aforesaid lugand extending the full wid th or approximately the full width of thelug, which flange has the arrangement required to cause it to snuglyengage the lug in the closed position of the lid, substantially as andfor the purpose specified.

2. In a journal-box of the character indicated, the combination with thebox proper that is open at its outerend and is provided, at the centralportion of the top of the said end, with an upwardly-projectinglug; ofthe lid for closing the aforesaid end of the box proper, which lid ispivoted horizontally to the aforesaid lug and has tworearwardlyprojecting flanges at opposite sides, respectively, of thesaid lug, which anges have the arrangement required to cause them tosnugly overlap the top of the box proper in the lids closed position,substantially as and for the purpose specified.

3. In a journal-box of the character indicated, the combination with thebox proper that is open at its outer end and has a lug projectingupwardlyfrom the upperextremity of the central portion of the said end,which lug, at the top, has a rearwardly-facing shoulder extending thefull width of the lug: of the lid for closing the aforesaid end of thebox proper, which lid has the shape required to cover the forwardportion of the aforesaid lug; the pivotal connection between the lug andthe lids upper end, which pivotal connection comprises ahorizontally-arranged pin extending through the lug, and two sleeves orears formed upon the lid at opposite sides, respectively, of the lug,and embracing the pin; a flange depending from the upper end of the lidrearwardly of the aforesaid shoulder and having the arrangement requiredto snugly engage the shoulder in the lids closed position, and tworearwardlyprojecting flanges formed upon the lid a suitable distancebelow the pivotal pin, and at opposite sides, respectively, of theaforesaid lug,which last-mentioned flanges have the arrangement requiredto snugly overlap the box proper in the lids closed position,substantially as and for the purpose specified.

4. A j ournal-box of the charactcrindicated, comprising a box properthat is open at its outer end and has a lug projecting upwardly from thecentral portion of the top of the said end; a lid for closing the saidend; a pivotal connection between the lids upper end and the aforesaidlug, and comprising a pin extending through the lug, and two ears formedupon the lid at opposite sides, respectively, of the lu g and embracingthe pin 5 two shoulders formed upon the box proper at opposite sides,respectively, of the aforesaid lug; flanges formed upon the lid andarranged to closely connection between the lids upper end and,

the aforesaid lug, and comprising a pin extending through the lug, andtwo ears formedA upon the lid at opposite sides, respectively, of thelug and embracing the pin; two shoulders formed upon the box proper atopposite sides, respectively, of the aforesaid lug, which shoulders arearranged concentrically of the axis of the pivotal connection; fiangesformed upon the lid and arranged to closely overlap the said shouldersin the lids closed position, and the pin-engaging hole in the lug beingelongated in the direction of the lids free end when the lid is in itsclosed position, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

6. In a journal-box of the character indicated, the combination with thebox proper that is open at its outerend and provided, at the top of thesaid end, with the shoulders a5, a5 and the lug a that has therearwardly-facing shoulderaand the horizontally-arranged pin-receivinghole d2 elongated downwardly: of the lid b extending around the forwardpor- -tion of the aforesaid lug and having the depending flange b3, theinwardly-projecting flanges b5 b5; the ears b b', and the pivotal pin c,all arranged and operating substantially as shown, for the purposespecified.

l7. In a journal-box of the character indicated, the combination withthe box proper that is open atits outer end and provided with twogrooves that are arranged at opposite sides, respectively, of theopeningin the said end and extend from top to bottom of the said end ofthe box proper; of the lid pivoted horizontally at its upper end to thebox proper and provided with two inwardly-projecting flanges having suchlength and arrangement relative to the aforesaid grooves that thelianges will engage the different grooves, respectively, in the lidsclosed position and extend, respectively, from the upper end to thelower end of the engaging groove, substan tially as and for the purposeset forth.

8. In a journal-box of the character indicated, the combination with thebox proper that is open at its outer end and provided with twoforwardly-opening grooves that are arranged at opposite sides,respectively, of the opening in the said end, and extend from top tobottom of the said end of the box proper; of the lid pivotedhorizontally at its upper end to the box proper and provided with twoinwardly-projecting flanges having such arrangement relative to theaforesaid grooves that the flanges will engage the different' grooves,respectively, in the lids closed position and extend, respectively, fromthe upper portion to the lower port-ion of the engaging groove, whichgrooves are open at their Aupper and lower ends, substantially as andfor the purpose set forth.

9. In a journal-box of the character india cated, the combination withthe box proper that is open at its outer end, and has the said endprovided at the bottom and a suitable distance rearwardly of the forwardor outer extremity of the said end with a forwardlyfacing shoulderextending from side to side of the box proper; of the lid forv closingthe said end of the box proper, ywhich lid is piv-Y oted horizontally tothe top of thebox proper, and has its f ree end provided with aninwardly projecting liange that has the arrangement required to cause itto extend in under the box proper in the lids closed position and haveits'rear edge overlapped by the aforesaid shoulder.

10. In a journal-box of the character indicated, the combination withthe box proper that is open at its outer end and provided with theshoulders a5 a5. and a7; the grooves a6 a, and the lug c' that has theshoulder a3 and the elongated pin-receiving hole a2, of the lid b havingthe ears b b; the Hanges 635555, b4, and h6 b, and the pivotal pin c,all arranged and operating substantially as shown, for the purposespecified.

Signed by us at Cleveland, Ohio, this 25th day of March, 1899.

ARTHUR M. WAIT'I. HERMAN F. BALL. lVitnesses:

C. H. DORER, A. H. PARRATT.

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